Table 1 Results of trials examining post-procedural complications associated with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and thrombolysis
ReferencePCI (% of patients)Thrombolysis (% of patients)
DeathReinfarctionRevascularisationStrokeDeathReinfarctionRevascularisationStroke
Keeley et al773–197–2
Zijlstra et al813625.8–242251.7–
Grines et al92.62.6–06.56.5–2
Widimsky et al10401234–531951–